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Gusu

Syllables: Gu·su

Gusu proper noun: a district of modern Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, established in 2012 and comprising the Old City and downtown.

Proper noun

Gusu

  1. A district of modern Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, established in 2012 and comprising the Old City and downtown.
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  2. Mount Gusu, a mountain near Suzhou
    Synonyms:
    Gusu District, Mount Gusu, Gusushan, Gusu Shan, Suzhou & numerous others
  3. (historical) The capital of the state of Wu during the Zhou dynasty; a former city located at the site of present-day Suzhou
  4. (literary, metonymically) Modern Suzhou itself

Synonyms of Gusu

  • Gusu District
  • Mount Gusu
  • Gusushan
  • Gusu Shan
  • Suzhou & numerous others

Forms of Gusu

alternative formKu-su

Origin of Gusu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 姑蘇 /姑苏 (Gūsū).

Questions about Gusu

What does Gusu mean?
Gusu means a district of modern Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, established in 2012 and comprising the Old City and downtown.
What part of speech is Gusu?
Gusu is a proper noun.

Words near Gusu in the dictionary

  1. gustoso
  2. gusts
  3. gustsful
  4. Gustus
  5. gusty
  6. Gusu
  7. gut
  8. gut barging
  9. gut bomb
  10. gut bombs
  11. gut bread

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